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Taxonomy of the genus Crotaphopeltis Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Crotaphopeltis in general

Boughey, A.J. 1961. Another successful hatching of snake eggs. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 16(1): 14-15.

Joger, U. 1982. Zur Herpetofaunistik Kameruns (II). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 33(2-4): 313-342.

Laurent, R.F. 1951. Remarques a propos des genres Dipsadoboa Gunther et Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 44(3): 210-212.

Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Über neue Amphibien (Amphibolurus, Lygosoma, Cyclodus, Masticophis, Crotaphopeltis) und Fische (Diagramma, Hapalogenys) des Kgl. zoologischen Museums. Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866(February): 86-96.

Reece, P.J. 1958. Snake observations. African Wild Life 12: 77.

Ziegler, T.; Rasmussen, J.B. 2002. Hemipenial variation in the African snake genus Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Boiginae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology Series 68(2): 51-55.

Crotaphopeltis barotseensis

Broadley, D.G. 1968. A new species of Crotaphopeltis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Barotseland, Zambia. Fieldiana Zoology 51: 135-139.

Conradie, W.C.; Bills, R.; Baptista, N.; Verburgt, L.; Harvey, J.; Branch, W.R. 2017. Oral presentation (abstract). Across river basins: Exploring the unknown southeastern Angola. African Herp News 66: 14–15.

Rasmussen, J.B. 1997. On two little known African water snakes (Crotaphopeltis degeni and C. barotseensis). Amphibia-Reptilia 18(2): 191-206.

Crotaphopeltis braestrupi

Rasmussen, J.B. 1985. A new species of Crotaphopeltis from east Africa, with remarks on the identity of Dipsas hippocrepis Reinhardt, 1843 (Serpentes: Boiginae). Steenstrupia 11(4): 113-129.

Crotaphopeltis degeni

Rasmussen, J.B. 1997. On two little known African water snakes (Crotaphopeltis degeni and C. barotseensis). Amphibia-Reptilia 18(2): 191-206.

Rasmussen, J.B.; Chirio, L.; Ineich, I. 2000. The herald snakes (Crotaphopeltis) of the Central African Republic, including a systematic review of C. hippocrepis. Zoosystema 22(3): 585-600.

Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis

Joger, U. 1982. Zur Herpetofaunistik Kameruns (II). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 33(2-4): 313-342.

Rasmussen, J.B. 1985. A new species of Crotaphopeltis from east Africa, with remarks on the identity of Dipsas hippocrepis Reinhardt, 1843 (Serpentes: Boiginae). Steenstrupia 11(4): 113-129.

Rasmussen, J.B.; Chirio, L.; Ineich, I. 2000. The herald snakes (Crotaphopeltis) of the Central African Republic, including a systematic review of C. hippocrepis. Zoosystema 22(3): 585-600.

Rasmussen, J.B.; Hughes, B. 1997. Description of some new snake species. 1. Th. Reinhardt. Vid. Sel. naturvid. og mathem. Afh. (1843) 10 Part: 233-279. Steenstrupia 22 [1996]: 13-39.

Roman, B. 1974. Deux espèces du genre Crotaphopeltis (Colubrides Opistoglyphes) dans le territoire de Haute-Volta: Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti), et Crotaphopeltis acarina n.sp. Notes et Documents Voltaiques 8(1): 3-13.

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Boughey, A.J. 1960. A successful hatching of Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia eggs. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 11(1): 9-10.

Bourgeois, M. 1964. Les reptiles de la Kasapa (Elisábethville). Publ. Univ. Elisábethville 7: 65-89.

Braack, H.H.; Maguire, R.L. 2005. Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768). Herald Snake. Feeding. African Herp News 38: 26-27.

Branch, W.R. 2005. Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768). Herald Snake. Maximum size. African Herp News 38: 25.

Bredehoft, P.A.; Smith, D.D. 1998. Natural history notes: Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (White Lipped Snake. Snakebite. Herpetological Review 29(2): 103.

Broadley, D.G. 1974. A puzzling case of ophiophagy in Rhodesia. Journal of Herpetology 8(3): 247.

Dyer, B. 1982. Reproductive information on some snakes from the Cape Province. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 27: 16-17.

Eniang, E.A.; Akani, G.C.; Rugiero, L.; Vignoli, L.; Luiselli, L.M. 2013. Ecological data of Nigerian Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Colubridae) populations. Herpetological Journal 23(1): 5-9.

Finkeldey, H. 1969. Drei Schlangen-Neunachweise in Südwest-Afrika. Special Publ. S.W.A. scient. Soc. 1969(10): 2-12.

FitzSimons, V. 1956. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve. Fauna and Flora (Pretoria) 7: 89-106.

Haagner, G.V.; Rhyn, J. van 1991. Dicephalism in two southern African colubrid snakes. Naturalist (Port Elizabeth) 35(3): 3-5.

Joger, U. 1982. Zur Herpetofaunistik Kameruns (II). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 33(2-4): 313-342.

Keogh, J.S.; Branch, W.R.; Shine, R. 2000. Feeding ecology, reproduction and sexual dimorphism in the colubrid snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia in southern Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 49(2): 129-137.

Lea, J.M.; Politano, E.; Luiselli, L. 2003. Changes in the herpetofauna of a fresh water river in Southern Nigeria, after 20 years of development. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 191-198.

Oelofsen, B.W.; Heever, J.A. van den 1979. Role of the tongue during olfaction in varanids and snakes. South African Journal of Science 75(8): 365-366.

Pauwels, O.S.G.; David, P. 2000. Naja mossambica (Peters, 1854). Mozambique Spitting Cobra. African Herp News 31: 5-6.

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Garff, B. le; Ineich, I.; Carlino, P.; Melcore, I.; Boundenga, L.; Vigna, C.; Stévart, T.; Jeffery, K.; Orbell, C.; Squarcini, J.B.; Vande weghe, J.P.; White, L. 2016. Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica V & VI. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 51(11): 177-185.

Perry, M. 1980. A diseased red lipped snake. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 24: 13-14.

Pietersen, D.W.; Pietersen, E.W. 2002. Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia. Red-lipped or Herald Snake. African Herp News 35: 15-16.

Rasmussen, J.B. 1979. An intergeneric analysis of some boigine snakes - Bogert's (1940) group XIII and XIV (Boiginae, Serpentes). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening (Copenhagen) 141: 97-155.

Rasmussen, J.B. 1986. On the taxonomic status of Dipsadoboa werneri (Boulenger), D. shrevei (Loveridge), and Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia kageleri Uthmöller (Boiginae, Serpentes). Amphibia-Reptilia 7(1): 51-73.

Rasmussen, J.B.; Chirio, L.; Ineich, I. 2000. The herald snakes (Crotaphopeltis) of the Central African Republic, including a systematic review of C. hippocrepis. Zoosystema 22(3): 585-600.

Roman, B. 1974. Deux espèces du genre Crotaphopeltis (Colubrides Opistoglyphes) dans le territoire de Haute-Volta: Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti), et Crotaphopeltis acarina n.sp. Notes et Documents Voltaiques 8(1): 3-13.

Sapwell, J. 1969. An unusual defensive display by a West African snake, Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia hotamboeia (Laurenti). Herpetologica 25: 314-315.

Schmidt, W. 1999. Life history notes: Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia. Herald Snake. Diet. African Herp News 29: 38.

Spawls, S.; Graff, J. de 1989. New snake records for Botswana, southern Africa. Herpetological Review 20(1): 14-15.

Swartz, E. 2004. Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia. Herald Snake. Aquatic Feeding. African Herp News 37: 25-26.

Uthmöller, W. 1939. Über eine neue Rasse von Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia. (Ergebnisse der Ostafrikareise Uthmöller-Bohmann. III.). Zoologischer Anzeiger 125: 108-112.

Villiers, A. 1956. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba, Reptiles. Memoires de l'Institut Fondamental D'Afrique Noire 48: 143-162.

Crotaphopeltis tornieri

Gravlund, P. 2002. Molecular phylogeny of Tornier's Cat Snake (Crotaphopeltis tornieri), endemic to East African mountain forests: Biogeography, vicariance events and problematic species boundaries. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 40(1): 46-56.

Rasmussen, J.B. 1993. The current taxonomic status of Tornier's cat-snake (Crotaphopeltis tornieri). Amphibia-Reptilia 14(4): 395-409.